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===Gender=== | |||
There are three genders, '''ταν''' (''tan'', fire), '''λῡε''' (''lūe'', water), and '''γαρη''' (''garē'', earth). | |||
*'''Ταν''' is, broadly, all terms of high animacy; this class includes people, animals, ''σταφθα'' (''staphtha'', self-propelled) processes such as fire, and complex systems, where "complex systems" are symptoms comprising simpler systems. An example is ''λαν'' (''lan'', the hand), which comprises ''νοθι'' (''nothi'', fingers). | |||
*'''Λῡε,''' terms of low animacy, including simple systems, plants, collectives, verbal nouns, parts of ''ταν'' things, and ''ὑνταφθε'' (''huntaphthe'', non-propelled) processes such as rivers. | |||
*'''Γαρη,''' inanimate terms, including parts of ''λῡε'' things, diminutives, augmentatives, mass nouns, words and letters. | |||
Revision as of 22:12, 31 July 2004
Description
Henaudute (Ἡναυδυτε) is a Dele language, spoken on Arda.
- Timespan: beginning from 1400s anno mundi ≈ classical times
- Setting: Yellow Empire (Ῥαυραρ Ἡνατε)
- Author: Muke Tever | ✎
Subpages
Morphology
Adjectives
There are few if any true adjectives; most are participial forms.
Comparison of adjectives is formed by prefixation.
| ου | -θα | = ουθα | |
| old | PART:T | : "old" | |
| ἀμ- | ου | -θα | = ἀμουθα |
| COMP | old | PART:T | : "older" |
| ἰσ- | ου | PART:T | = ἰσουθα |
| SUP | old | ADJ:TAN | : "oldest" |
Gender
There are three genders, ταν (tan, fire), λῡε (lūe, water), and γαρη (garē, earth).
- Ταν is, broadly, all terms of high animacy; this class includes people, animals, σταφθα (staphtha, self-propelled) processes such as fire, and complex systems, where "complex systems" are symptoms comprising simpler systems. An example is λαν (lan, the hand), which comprises νοθι (nothi, fingers).
- Λῡε, terms of low animacy, including simple systems, plants, collectives, verbal nouns, parts of ταν things, and ὑνταφθε (huntaphthe, non-propelled) processes such as rivers.
- Γαρη, inanimate terms, including parts of λῡε things, diminutives, augmentatives, mass nouns, words and letters.
